General Real Estate Rules
- Unless a sign on the plot specifies otherwise, you may never purchase any two plots that are adjacent to eachother.
- Only under special circumstances may you be exempt from the above rule. You may receive administrator or moderator permission. You must prove that your structure fits in with the local theme of nearby buildings, AND that a single plot is not large enough
for your needs. Only special circumstances will be allowed, as most single plots are more than enough space for a well built and designed structure.
(We discourage 'super-sized' buildings)
- Always be aware of what the daily taxes and plot fees are in the city you live in.
All Plots
- No mud/stone/cobble huts or boxes.
- No floating structures. All structures must adhere to the laws of physics, thus a building must be clearly supported by sufficient foundation and supports. No, tall fenceposts are not sufficient support for your castle in the sky.
- No huge ugly walls marking "your" claimed land, or around your property to hide your building. Town walls are allowed for official Towns in Chaos.
- No messy water or lava towers.
- No sky towers or sky penises (that means no building 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, etc towers that go straight up into the clouds. If you are building a tower, it must be themed (and theme must be realistic).
- No pixel-art, giant text, billboards, etc.
- NOTHING OFFENSIVE!.
Farms
All crops and animals are referred to as "farms" below. Farmland is highly restricted for economy balancing reasons. We want new users to be able to afford farms, AND we don't want to make it so that you cannot succeed on the server without a giant farming complex (which is why giant farming towers are illegal).
Farms are only allowed to exist on Farm plots. A farm plot is designated by a sign which explains the terms of that plot.
- Single Farm Plots may never be expanded. These plots exist to give everyone a fair shot at having a farm. If you want to expand your farm, you'll need to move to an expandable farm plot. You may not own multiple Single Plots to bypass this rule.
- Expandable Farm Plots allow you to claim specific plots nearby when you are ready to grow. Usually these farms specify which direction you must expand in, in order to maximize land efficiency. If nothing is specified on the sign, you should expand away from the road, instead of alongside it. This allows other people to claim farms in the area too, instead of a few people blocking off the entire farming area.
- Farms are only allowed on ground level (like a real farm).
- No above-ground farming towers, no farms on top of buildings.
- No underground farming operations, no farms below buildings (unless the building is a basement).
Commercial
All User Shop inventories must conform to the rules on the User Shops listings page.
Any commercial venture must be located on a plot that is zoned commercial.
If you're not sure if a plot is a commercial plot, go to the road, then walk onto the lot. If a price appears with the [Shop] tag at the end, then the plot is a commercial plot. You can also check the lot types nearby you with the "/towny map" command. Shop lots appear as blue.
You may not live on a commercial plot. You may however have a bed somewhere on your lot (to use for setting and returning 'home'), as long as you also own a residential plot somewhere. |